Rio
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Brownsville,
Texas
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| Historic
Brownsville |
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Downtown Area Tour |
| Visitors to the Stillman Museum and
Downtown Brownsville are advised to make use of nearby public parking
lots on East Adams Street and East 14th Street. Metered parking on East
Washington Street is sometimes available, although opportunities disappear
quickly when shoppers compete for open parking spaces. After your visit
to the museum take a stroll along East Elizabeth Street, our main downtown
shopping street, as you get to know this bustling retail section of Brownsville. |
| Stillman House Museum |
| 1305 E. Washington (NR) 1850. Operated
by The Brownsville Historical Association. Open: 10:00AM to noon and
2:00PM to 5:00PM weekdays; 3:00PM to 5:00PM Sundays; closed Saturdays.
Built for Henry Miller, this brick greek Revival structure was reputedly
occupied by Brownsville's founder Charles Stillman and his family. |
| The Gem |
| 400 E. 13th (Roser Custom Service)
(NR) 1848. The oldest building in Brownsville. Judge Hancock delivered
one of his Civil War speeches from the balcony of this structure. NOTE:
The Neale Home may be older but it was built elsewhere and later moved
into the City. |
| Webb Drug Store |
| 409 E. 13th Street (P) 1852. John Webb founded this store
at this location. He also ran a stagecoach line from the Webb and Miller
Hotel, then located on E. Elizabeth Street. |
| Yturria Bank Building |
| 1255 E. Elizabeth (RTHL) 1850. Built
for Francisco Yturria, an important entrepreneur, merchant and rancher
in early Brownsville |
| San Roman Building |
| 1245 E. Elizabeth (RTHL) 1850. This commercial structure
was built for Don Jose Roman, a wealthy merchant. San Roman and John Young
challenged the steamboat monopoly of M. Kennedy & Co. on the Rio Grande,
only to become partners in that firm. |
| U.S. Federal Building |
| 1001 E. Elizabeth (P) 1931. Post Office / Federal Courthouse.
This four-story structure is in the Second Renaissance Revival style.
The Federal Court House moved in 2000. Brownsville City Offices moved in
2003. |
| Capitol Theatre |
| 1000 E. Levee (P) 1928. This Spanish Colonial Revival structure
appropriately features the masks of comedy and tragedy at the top of
the front facade. |
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Keys:
(NR) National Register of Historic
Places
(RTHL) Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
(P) Primary Local Site - Brownsville Heritage Plan
(HABS) Historic American Building Survey
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NOTE: Most, if not all of the residences listed
are privately owned. Please respect private property and restrict
your viewing of these sites to locations on the (publicly owned)
sidewalk.
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Call
us to talk about your Trip to the Tip - of Texas!
Rio
RV Park
8801 Boca Chica Blvd.
Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: 956-831-4653 or 800-776-1895
Fax: 956-831-0147
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